TEX HILL FLYING TIGERS US NAVY G-1 FLIGHT JACKET

EXTREMELY RARE, NEVER BEFORE OFFERED ON EBAY, CLASSIC,  VINTAGE, 1940'S FLYING  G-1 JACKET, US NAVY BUAER FLYING TRIBUTE JACKET BY EASTMAN LEATHERS, BEACON, NY , WHICH FEATURES HAND PAINTED AND LAYERED LEATHER PATCHES AND LOGOS.  EARLY 1940 PERIOD DESIGN G-1 FLIGHT JACKET.   SIZE 44, VERY GOOD  CONDITION, WITH NO ISSUES. THIS BEAUTIFUL  GOATSKIN LEATHER JACKET HAS ORIGINAL FLYING TIGERS SQUADRON  PATCHES , TEX HILL NAME TAG,  ARMY AIR FORCE PATCH ON SHOULDER, PLUS IS CONSTRUCTED FROM THE CORRECT GOATSKIN LEATHERS AS PER ORIGINAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT.  MEASURES 23 INCHES ARMPIT SEAM TO ARMPIT SEAM ACROSS THE CHEST ZIPPED UP , AND 25 INCHES TOP OF COLLAR TO BOTTOM EDGE, 18 INCHES ARMPIT SEAM TO SLEEVE END.. 

THIS CUSTOM MADE LEATHER FLYING TIGER SQUADRON TRIBUTE JACKET FEATURES MULTI LAYER HAND MADE LEATHER PATCHES . EASTMAN LEATHERS ARE CONSIDERED THE "PORSCHE" OF LEATHER A-2 JACKETS.

TEX HILL WAS A TRIPLE WWII FLYING ACE, SCORING 12 1/4 KILLS WITH THE FLYING TIGERS AS THE SQUADRON LEADER AND 6 KILLS WITH THE US ARMY AIR CORP, RETIRING AS A BRIG. GENERAL. 

THIS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL MUSEUM QUALITY , TEX HILL FLYING TIGERS SQUADRON G-1 FLIGHT LEATHER JACKET  TRIBUTE/REPLICA JACKET , IS FROM A CLEAN NON SMOKING HOME.  THIS ITEM IS IN THE USA AND WILL BE SHIPPED FROM THE USA WITHOUT ALL THE ULTRA EXPENSIVE POSTAGE COSTS AND DELIVERY PROBLEMS WITH OVERSEAS SHIPPING.  

WINNING INTERNATIONAL HIGH BIDDER PAYS ACTUAL SHIPPING CHARGES. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT BY PAYPAL, ONLY PLEASE.  

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